diff --git a/core/types/transaction.go b/core/types/transaction.go
index 6a27ecbfec..4ac9187bdb 100644
--- a/core/types/transaction.go
+++ b/core/types/transaction.go
@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@ func (s Transactions) EncodeIndex(i int, w *bytes.Buffer) {
 	}
 }
 
-// TxDifference returns a new set which is the difference between a and b.
+// TxDifference returns a new set of transactions that are present in a but not in b.
 func TxDifference(a, b Transactions) Transactions {
 	keep := make(Transactions, 0, len(a))
 
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ func TxDifference(a, b Transactions) Transactions {
 	return keep
 }
 
-// HashDifference returns a new set which is the difference between a and b.
+// HashDifference returns a new set of hashes that are present in a but not in b.
 func HashDifference(a, b []common.Hash) []common.Hash {
 	keep := make([]common.Hash, 0, len(a))